Action from Linn-Mar's dual with Cedar Rapids Kennedy on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021.

Kennedy's Divion Ocheltree wrestles Linn-Mar's Abass Kemokai at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Colin Flannagan (left) wrestles Linn-Mar's Clayton Muszynski at 182 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Colin Flannagan (right) wrestles Linn-Mar's Clayton Muszynski at 182 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Colin Flannagan encourages a teammate as he celebrates his win over Linn-Mar's Clayton Muszynski at 182 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Giuseppe Gianforte (right) wrestles LInn-Mar's Dylan Page (left) at 195 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Bryce Parke works to pin Kennedy's Colin Falck in their 132-pound match at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Kennedy coaches encourage Divion Ocheltree as he wrestles Linn-Mar's Abass Kemokai at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Divion Ocheltree celebrates his win at 152 pounds over Linn-Mar's Abass Kemokai at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren (left) wrestles Kennedy's Alex Koch at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Tate Naaktgeboren (right) wrestles Kennedy's Alex Koch at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Luke Gaffney (left) and Kennedy's Cael Knox wrestle at 220 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Luke Gaffney (right) and Kennedy's Cael Knox wrestle at 220 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Kennedy coaches encourage Cael Knox as he wrestles Linn-Mar's Luke Gaffney at 220 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Cael Knox celebrates his win at 220 pounds over Linn-Mar's Luke Gaffney at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Gavin Howk-Erwin (right) works to take down Kennedy's Parker Heidt (left) at 285 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Gavin Howk-Erwin (top) works to pin Kennedy's Parker Heidt at 285 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Gavin Howk-Erwin (top) works to take down Kennedy's Parker Heidt at 285 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Parker Heidt celebrates his win over Linn-Mar's Gavin Howk-Erwin at 285 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Cael Smith (right) wrestles Linn-Mar's Kane Naaktgeboren (left) at 120 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Cael Smith (left) wrestles Linn-Mar's Kane Naaktgeboren (right) at 120 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Fans watch as Kennedy's Cael Smith wrestles Linn-Mar's Kane Naaktgeboren at 120 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Cael Smith removes his head gear after wrestling Linn-Mar's Kane Naaktgeboren (left) at 120 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Brayden Parke (left) works to take down Kennedy's Jonah Hallam (right) at 120 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Brayden Parke (right) works to take down Kennedy's Jonah Hallam (left) at 120 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar coach Doug Streicher slaps hands with Brayden Parke (left) after his match with Kennedy's Jonah Hallam at 120 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Grant Kress wrestles Kennedy's Kyan Stricker (bottom) at 138 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Grant Kress wrestles Kennedy's Kyan Stricker (right) at 138 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Grant Kress works to pin Kennedy's Kyan Stricker (foreground) at 138 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Reece Seery (left) wrestles Kennedy's Jordan Twitty at 145 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar's Reece Seery (right) works to pin Kennedy's Jordan Twitty at 145 pounds at a high school wrestling meet with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar High School in Marion on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Linn-Mar won the meet. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

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